“God used to live here and then he died so now you live here,” a preschool child told me matter-of-factly as he walked out the church door after chapel. I told him that God is indeed alive, and he bubbled with excitement. “Do you mean that God is alive RIGHT NOW?!?!” His eyes opened wide…
Tag: Children’s Ministry
Show the beautiful side.
I’ve had this artwork for a few years now, but I’m not getting much enjoyment out of looking at it. It’s kind of boring, actually. I mean, the brown edges are nice, and there’s even a little silver detail on the top, but, to be honest, I would like this picture better if it had…
Regular-sized fruit grows on little trees.
In Mrs. Seilig’s back yard grew a huge lemon tree, taller than her house. To pick the lemons growing on the high branches of that tree, you had to climb a really big ladder. But there is actually such a thing as a miniature lemon tree, small enough to fit into a flower pot on…
The greatest influence is you.
The home is the primary place of faith development, not the church. Family has a greater influence on children’s spiritual development than clergy or children’s ministry leaders. The cells in the chart below represent all the hours in a 30-day month. If you participate in a worship service plus an additional hour such as Sunday…
It Ain’t Misbehavin’
Disrespect in church, like disrespect anywhere else, is not acceptable. But a child behaving like a child in church is a normal, beautiful part of who we are as a church family. A baby making baby noises is not misbehaving. A toddler crying because he wants a snack or he desires to be held is…
Angel in a blue dress
If you have worked in Children’s Ministry as long as I have, you undoubtedly have a stash of crooked angel halos, tattered shepherds’ gowns, and assorted containers fit for exotic gifts from the East. Children and the nativity story belong together. Does your heart swell when a gracious child invites awkward Joseph and uncomfortable Mary…
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